The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-11-24
BRlC.A.BRAC.

Said he, My darling idol -
And he idled, and then she idled
''YOu are creations belle;"
And she beloved, and then he beloved
con my soul there's such weight"
And he waited, and then she waited
"Gour hand L ask, SO bold I'm glown;"
And she groaned, and then he groaued
"YOu shall have your private gig"
Aud she giggled, and then he giggled.
Said she, "NTy dearest Lukc;'
And he looked, and then she looked
"lll have thee, if thou wilt"
And he wilted, aud then she wiltcd.
Kind Of rough on party-A crash
towel
Taper fingers should be able to play
light music.
Discourage cunning in a child; cunning
Is the ape of wisdom.
Are you married." "No, sir; run q
matrimonial agency"
n French writer says that tue secret of
amtabllity is good dinner.
The English sparrow can only get into
tue best society as rice bird
The way Of the transgrcssor may be hard,
bnt 1t IS easy enough to g't into.
a river is like some men. 1t seldom gets
out of its bed till it is dry.
When does q man have to keep his word?
When no one will take it,
Probably Of all sensational developments
hOils arc the worst
Whcn does son not take after his
father? When his father leaves him moth
ing TO take.
Love may make the world 20 round. but
IT seldom makes pair Of rival lovers act on
the square.
Epicurcs know, from long and varied ex-
pCrlencc in oyster casting, that the very
large ones arc never the best.
Lady Qn grocery storc)-Lct me have q
pound OF butter, please. Clerk (yho used
to sell cigars)--Nlild or strong?
The astronomer could never make the
atrlcal stars appear any bigger than they
are III their own estimation.
One doesn't care much for the tiatterv Of
cannibal when he says, "Yourc good
enough TO eat"
Il think III give this country the shake"
remarked the malaria as it prepared for
business.
EmpIoycr-Why do you have to stop to
sharpen your pencil SO often? Clerk-Be.
cause | write so fast.
On the tops Of very high mountains wa
Ter VIII boil much sooner than on the plains,
where the atmosphere is heavier.
HroWn-Nly dear fellow, two umbrellas! !
w nat on earth's that for? Jones-Why,
Ill case leave one anywhere
" hen young lady offers to hem q cain
piic handkcrchief for rich young bachc-
| Tor acquaintance, you can set 1t down tbot
%nc means to sew in order that she may
! reap.
| - - how et | Il, ~.
cake to dream on it?' asked gushing dam
| sci nf = matter offact young man. "Just
! cHt II; that's all, ," was the reply.
The Old fashioned horse pistol was doubt-
toss 80 called, net because it was carried by
! lronncr@, 50 much as that it kicked like n
| hnISC.
! Dung girls, if you desire to keep your
| ncaN on string, don't bend him too much.
| N2inch'3cr that the strongest how once
broken cannot b2 restrung.
At the garden gate: Don't YOU think
It's getting pretty late, Gcorgc?" Yes,
| u"hE, 1t IS ii little late for one to be out, but
not 50 very late for two."
| lie forest area of the United States is
"'','V "hc-ufth that of tho ontiro ooup,r,.
| ana ~ The rate people consume woode.,
'"h"rcNS 1t must soon be all stripped bare.
ms Is an of year for apples, but fOrtu-
| nHcIi prohibition has made such p.ogress
ln,i me drhl1ud for Jersey champagne isn't
" ny IS 1t that whenever you are looking
! iHr any lhlnS you always find il in the last
! pace you look? The reason is because Won
always stop looking when you find it.
II has been calculated that if thirty-two
'Gliiion people should clasp hands they
G"nid reach around the globe. Very likely,
h"& some Of them would get their feet very
wet '
..rc4chcr-IIave animals capacity for
"ilccIloH: Class-Nearly all Teacher
correct Now what animal possesses the
greatest affection for man? Little Girl
v oman.
The minister had preached an hour, then
remarked, Another wide field opens from
ihG SUBJECT in another direction" An old
c"lorcd saint ejnculatcd, please, Lord.
shut up de bars"
Ola Lady Gn grocery store)-What do
YOU sell Goldfish for, young man? Young
NAN ("ho is not altogether satisfied with
the buSIncss)-'Causc I cant get ntthin'
else 10 do, ma'am.
Smith--Doctor, what's the matter with
my wife? "Ill tell you, Smith. She i,
JlSt breaking down. She ovcrdocs every
lhinG 80 doctor! can't be YOU ever
tasted one of her pics"
LITTLE fouryear old Cora did not want 10
learn to read, and her mother asked her
what she would do if she was unable TO
Tc'Iu I "hen she grew up. '1ll get my hus |
Dane" 10 read to me, was the reply.
Every man who succeeds inclincs to toke
AL the credit to his own ability, shrewd. |
ness and industry; but when he fails he
lays the blame wholly upon others, upon |
circumstances, on fate. How Inconsistent |
we all are in this matter.
"Mamma,' said little girl on her wov |
nome from fashionable church, "ore |
people who sit in the middle aisle wickedcr
than those ut one sidc?' Certainly not
dear. Why?' Because the minister onIy
preached to them"
q, Sunday-SChO0l teacher was tcllipg hcr
scholars the other Sunday about bad bow
VINO stole hundred dollars, when she was
Infcrruptcd by one Of her auditors with the
query: And how the dickens did he get
such bully chanccY
lies not what you call strictly hand
some, sHid the Major, beoming through
ms grasses at rather unprepossessinQ look.